Brain – Transverse Fissure

The cerebrum and cerebellum of the brain are divided by the transverse fissure. The left and right hemispheres of the brain are divided by the longitudinal fissure.

A fissure is a groove or a natural division, and with the brain are divide major regions. Sulci (singular: sulcus) are smaller and shallower grooves that are found throughout the cerebrum and make up the convolutions of the brain.